Thanksgiving can be extremely stressful, especially when you are the one hosting the dinner for your big family and relatives. I'm not even the head of the kitchen who cooks the majority of the meal and organizes it all and I feel stressed when trying to help and running to the store at the last minute because we forgot about the cranberry sauce. so here are some tips so that hopefully your thanksgiving isn't as stressful and isn't a complete flop.
Tip one: If you are reading this its and haven't bought your turkey, its probably too late, kidding, but really you should have one by now. I suggest ordering a turkey 3 weeks before thanksgiving because everyone is going to be wanting a fresh turkey so the order list will be long. also you want to make sure to have time to pick up the turkey and if you are given the turkey and its frozen rock hard you will need time for it to thaw out.
Tip two: all the simple stuff do the day before, such as the vegetables, and cookies and baking. its better to do cookies the day before because otherwise they may become a bit stale and if you are like my family half of them will be gone by the end of the week. basically make anything that you can the day before to save you time thanksgiving day.
Tip three: make a game plan. make a check list of EVERYTHING you will need, food, drinks, napkins, table setting decorations. also make a scheduled plan of when you need to start cooking everything thanksgiving day because you want everything to get done at the same time are shortly before its time to eat so you have time to set everything out on the table.
Tip four: when it comes time to cook check on your food constantly. I've heard so many stories and personal experience of accidentally setting the timer to a longer time, setting the heat too high or low, or forgetting to turn on the oven. you don't want to get to dinner time and find you hadn't even starting cooking the turkey yet or that its on fire!
Tip five: I don't here of this one happening as often but sometimes your fridge may stop working at the worst time, its smart to just have a thermometer in the fridge so you can check and see if it is still running.
Tip Six: get as much help as you can. don't be that stubborn person who wont let anyone help because they wont do it right or because they are in your way. and if this is you send then to do something outside the kitchen like go to the store or clean the house because we all know the you don't want guests over for dinner if your house doesn't look presentable.
well I hope this helps and have a happy Thanksgiving!
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